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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (17 Jun 2025)

Seán Canney: 840. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the drug dioctyl is not covered on the medical card scheme; if she is aware of the financial hardship this is causing patients; if there are plans to have this drug covered in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32323/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Measures (17 Jun 2025)

Seán Canney: 887. To ask the Minister for Health if she plans to change capacity laws in cases where a person has a dual mental health diagnosis as many family members are watching on helplessly as their loved ones who lack capacity are not given necessary mental health treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32559/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Service (12 Jun 2025)

Seán Canney: Kilkee Coast Guard Unit are not limited to operating solely within the confines of Kilkee Bay. The Kilkee Coast Guard Unit is permitted to and regularly operates, both for training and tasking, beyond the confines of Kilkee Bay. All Coast Guard Units including Kilkee Coast Guard Unit operate under a comprehensive safety management system which defines standard operating parameters....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Policies (12 Jun 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I wish to advise the Deputy that there is no statutory basis for rainbow pedestrian crossings in Ireland. Such crossings, the use of which cannot be enforced by An Garda Síochána, operate on a purely courtesy basis and are installed at the discretion of the individual local authority. ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (12 Jun 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I wish to advise that, under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Testing Service. This includes all application and scheduling matters. In that regard, the operation of the service does not fall under the direct...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (12 Jun 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I wish to advise that under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Testing Service, including the recruitment and deployment of driver testers. While my Department is responsible for the overall staffing sanction,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (12 Jun 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I wish to advise that under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Testing Service. Driving instruction in Ireland is delivered by Approved Driving Instructors registered with the RSA, having obtained the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (12 Jun 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I wish to advise that under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Car Testing Service and the information requested is held by the RSA. I have therefore referred the Deputy's question to the RSA for direct reply. I...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (12 Jun 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister for Transport I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. The National Transport Authority, or NTA, has statutory responsibility for transport planning in the Greater Dublin Area, including County Meath. The NTA's Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area, which was approved in early 2023, sets out a framework for transport...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (12 Jun 2025)

Seán Canney: As the Deputy may be aware, the All-Island Strategic Rail Review was undertaken by the Department of Transport in co-operation with the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland. The Review’s Final Report was published on 31st July 2024. The Review sets out 32 strategic recommendations to enhance and expand the rail system in Ireland and Northern Ireland up to 2050. The...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (12 Jun 2025)

Seán Canney: As the Deputy is aware, the All-Island Strategic Rail Review was undertaken by the Department of Transport in co-operation with the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland. The Review’s Final Report was published on 31st July 2024. The Review sets out 32 strategic recommendations to enhance and expand the rail system in Ireland and Northern Ireland up to 2050. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (12 Jun 2025)

Seán Canney: 496. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE makes enteral feeding syringes available free to patients in public nursing homes but not in private nursing homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31357/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (11 Jun 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I wish to advise that, under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Testing Service. This includes all application and scheduling matters. In that regard, the operation of the service does not fall under the direct...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (11 Jun 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I wish to advise that, under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the promotion of public awareness of road safety and of measures, including the advancement of education, relating to the promotion of the safe use of roads. I...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (11 Jun 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I wish to advise that the NDLS in-person service is by appointment only. Appointments may be booked online or over the phone. Online bookings can be made at Book an Appointment - National Driver Licence Service (ndls.ie). To make an appointment by phone, the number is 0818919090. Customer Care...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (11 Jun 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I wish to advise that the Road Safety Authority has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Licence Service, which includes licence application matters. My Department does not have access to individual driving licence exchange applications and may not intervene in that process....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (11 Jun 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I wish to advise that the Road Safety Authority has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Licence Service, which includes licence application matters. My Department does not have access to individual driving licence exchange applications and may not intervene in that process....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (11 Jun 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I can confirm that there is no specific offence attached to overtaking a stationary school bus. Depending on the specific circumstances of an incident as described by the Deputy, the offences of careless or dangerous driving may be applicable. My Department understands that under Action 123...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (10 Jun 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I wish to advise that I have received correspondence from the organisation referred to by the Deputy. My office will be in touch with the organisation in the near future.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (10 Jun 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I wish to advise that a person resident in Ireland must have an Irish or EU driving licence to drive here. It is possible to drive in Ireland on a foreign licence under the Geneva Convention, but this only applies to visitors. Irish driver licensing operates within a framework of EU law,...